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Excellus names Reed regional president, Vercillo retiring from position
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) has named James Reed regional president of the health insurer’s Central New York region. Reed currently
People news: Amy Law of Preferred Mutual elected to Commerce Chenango board
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Amy Law, financial operations manager at Preferred Mutual Insurance Co., has been elected to the Commerce Chenango board of directors. She
People news: MVP Health Care hires two executives
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MVP Health Care (MVP) has hired Dominick Bizzarro as executive vice president of business development and informatics, and Carole Montepare as vice
People news: POMCO promotes Gratien
SYRACUSE, N.Y. –– POMCO, a third-party administrator of self-funded health-care and risk-management plans, has promoted Janice Gratien to manager of network development. Gratien will lead
MVP Health Care posts $12.4 million loss in 2014
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MVP Health Care lost $12.4 million in 2014, which it said was a “nine percent improvement over 2013.” The Schenectady–based health insurer
Kelly leads Tully Rinckey’s growing Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — Tully Rinckey attorney Donald Kelly is no stranger to managing a legal office. But this time, he’s not the only lawyer in the office. Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Albany–based law firm that operates an office in Syracuse, has named Kelly managing partner of the local office. Tully Rinckey made the announcement
State Comptroller: Fewer school districts overriding tax cap
The number of school districts overriding New York state’s property tax cap fell by more than half over the past three fiscal years, according to a recent report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report found 19 school districts overrode the cap in 2014-15, down from 44 districts in 2012-13. “Low-need” and
People news: Gaudreau-Moore promoted to brand coordinator at Preferred Mutual Insurance
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Jamie Gaudreau-Moore has been promoted to the newly created position of brand coordinator at Preferred Mutual Insurance Company. Gaudreau-Moore has been
Excellus BCBS awards health grants to seven CNY nonprofits
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) has awarded community-health grants to seven Central New York nonprofits. Excellus, the region’s largest health insurer, chose the
People news: POMCO hires Bandera to supervise operations services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO has hired Loretta Bandera in the role of supervisor of operations services. Bandera will lead a team of claims-service specialists to
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